Super Mario kart for the super Nintendo is what started it all for the amazing and fun Mario kart games, The series has made it's way on almost every Nintendo console ever made, And Mario kart 8 for the Wii U is coming up in 2014, so what better way to celebrate then review the first ever Mario kart game in next Gen? The game We are looking at right now Is Mario kart 64 for the Nintendo 64.

Story-N/A
Why would there be an actual plot to this kart racer? Anyways, Lets get on to the action shall we?

Gameplay-8/10
Mario kart 64 is your average kart racer, And It is quite fun! Like in all other Mario kart games, You pick one of Mario and his friends, and you race against 7 other racers in ar ace to the ugly finish. You can now see why Many other game companies have been trying to cash in on Mario kart's success! But better yet, Along the way you will be using a bunch of weapons in each race to stop your opponents from reaching the finish before you do, These weapons include Mushrooms, which will give you a burst of speed, Koopa shells, which ca be used to knock out your opponents, etc. There are 3 game modes in total, Mario GP, which has you racing through a tournament of 4 big tracks in order to become the champion, Time trial which lets you race on a track by yourself to finish in the fastest time possible, And quick race, which lets you race on any track for fun. Well I guess that is it for the gameplay.

Graphics-9/10
I will be honest, for 1996, this game looked pretty nice years ago, And It still looks pretty good today! All the race tracks you will be racing through and exploring are big, beautiful, and bursting with color,  As for the characters, they are pretty recognizable as well, Mario is red, Luigi is green, yoshi is green, peach is pink, wario is yellow, and so on. I say this game didn't look as good as all the other N64 games at the time, But it still did ok!

Sound-8/10
This is probably my favorite part of the whole game, The soundtrack. All of the songs that you will be hearing in the game always seem to fit the mood of each of the levels you will be racing on, Mostly the farm level, the circuit levels, and the bowser's castle levels. As for the sound effects, they are hardly noticeable at times, But they are there, the sound effect that I heard the most throughout the game would have to be the sound whenever you get an item box! You also get character vocals through each races and those are pretty slick as well. Good use of Charles martinet's talent!

Addictiveness-8/10
I will admit, I had alot of fun with this game! I remember playing multplayer with my friends all the time back when I was little, And I still do it today! Is this a game I am ever going to play again? Of course, why wouldn't I? There are alot of other worse games on the N64 that I could shelf within a day, But not this one!

Depth-9/10
Mario kart is a no brainer for alot of replay value in the series, And this is not an exception! One of the main reasons why I come back to the Mario kart titles is because the insane amount of Multiplayer! I have had so much fun playing with all of my good friends who love a good multiplayer game. This is one of those games that will last you a long time because How much It offers for you. I don't see any reason to hate this game!

Difficulty-6/10
Mario kart is also one of those games that should never really give you too much trouble, Unless your playing on the higher difficulty levels, 100cc and 150cc. Those 2 modes do not kid around! I was still able to beat those 2 modes without any much trouble though. But I still do like a good challenge!

Overall-8.5/10
Buy this game! It is without a doubt one of the greatest kart racers you can get on the Nintendo 64 today! Sure there are a bunch of other ones on the shelf, But this one IS the way to go. I gave this game a 8.5 because how much fun and replay value it offers for you to do. Anyways, this has been your favorite reviewer RedHotToddy, And I am signing off!